Papyrus Ebers und die antike Heilkunde : Akten der Tagung vom 15.-16. 3. 2002 in der Albertina/UB der Universität Leipzig /
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Proceedings of conference held March 15-16, 2002 at the Universität Leipzig. :
147 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
3447052090 :
1613-5628
1613-5628 ;
Der ägyptische König im Alten Reich : Terminologie und Phraseologie /
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Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, 2004/2005. :
281 p. ; 24 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-269) and index. :
9783447053952
344705395X :
1613-5628 ;
Handel als Medium von Kulturkontakt : Akten des interdisziplinären altertumswissenschaftlichen Kolloquiums (Basel, 30.-31. Oktober 2009) /
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Trade/exchange and cultural contacts are topics which defy single-disciplinary approaches to antiquity. They were combined for the last of the interdisciplinary colloquia in ancient studies (2009) organised by junior researchers from Basel University to enhance interdisciplinary research between the various subject areas. A key objective of the format was to bring together students, junior and senior researchers from various fields of research and to integrate their discussion into a teaching unit on both undergraduate and graduate level. The aim of the conference was not to study the topic of trade/exchange as a medium of cultural contact comprehensively but rather to highlight its potential for interdisciplinary teaching and research. Three key aspects were addressed: theoretical perspectives, specific case studies discussing material traces of trade/exchange in the context of cultural contacts, and the extent to which the subject had already been part of ancient discourse. The volume includes chapters by Celine Wawruschka on theoretical approaches to exchange in archaeology, Rainer Nutz on trade in Middle Kingdom Egypt, Faried Adrom on Late Minoan Crete and Egypt, Rania Kirreh on the Phoenician trading network as witnessed by ceramic sources, Lucja Zieba on slave trade/human trafficking in the Homeric epics, and Beatrice Wyss on trade between the Mediterranean and India as mirrored in Philon's criticism on luxury. A concluding chapter by Melanie Wasmuth (with students' contributions) synthesizes discussions during the colloquium and follow-up sessions.
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International conference proceedings. :
viii, 175 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9783727817847
Ships of the desert and ships of the sea : Palmyra in the World Trade of the first three centuries CE /
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In the Roman period the world from the Atlantic Ocean to the East China Sea was tied together by ships and caravans carrying textiles, minerals, aromatics, and other valuable commodities across vast distances. In the span of three short centuries the Syrian city of Palmyra rose from unremarkable origins to assume a key role in this exchange, a position that eventually enabled her to, albeit unsuccessfully, take on the might of Rome herself. This first book-length survey of Palmyrene trade in almost four decades asks how this was possible for the people of a city that was neither on the shortest, nor on the easiest route between east and west. The study draws on the wealth of epigraphic, literary, and archaeological data handed down from the ancient city as well as the extensive scholarly tradition. This material is juxtaposed with information about the natural and geopolitical environment, ethnographic records, and network analysis, in order to explain the remarkable success of the cosmopolitan desert nomads of Palmyra.
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viii, 112 pages : 14 illustrations, 9 maps ; 31 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-106) and indexes. :
9783447107044